Salt Lake Times | 1961-01-06 | Page 1 | Mormon Battalion Intensifies Drill for Inauguration

Mo rmon Battalion Intensifies Drill For Inauguration The Mormon Battalion this week stepped up its drills in preparation for participation in the Inaugural Parade of President Presi-dent John F. Kennedy in Washington Wash-ington D.C., later this month. Tuesday members from as far north as Logan and various cities to the south participated. Present at the drill session were Dr. Crawford Gates and Dr. Hansen of Brigham Young University in Provo. Three "bus captains" were appointed ap-pointed to take charge of the buses in which battalion members mem-bers will go to Washington. They are Lt. Col. Marvin E. Smith, Salt Lake City; Capt. Earl E. Hanson, Logan, and Lt. Frank R. Goodman, Salt Lake City. It was announced that the battalion bat-talion would parade in several cities along its route to the capital. capi-tal. First parade will be in the Denver business district. Another An-other parade is planned for Independence, In-dependence, Mo. Others will be arranged, officers said. Col. Elmer G. Thomas was named to arrange seating at the inauguration for wives of battalion bat-talion members.